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Mail Rail (Post Office Railway) visit
Roland Perry wrote:
In message -sept ember.org, at 09:29:30 on Mon, 12 Mar 2018, Recliner remarked: Roland Perry wrote: In message , at 16:44:49 on Sun, 11 Mar 2018, Anna Noyd-Dryver remarked: - They told me that the rest of the railway is still owned and maintained by the Royal Mail. There is at least the theoretical possibility of the museum trains doing a longer circuit, perhaps to the next station, but there appear to be no current plans for such an expansion. It would obviously need Royal Mail's agreement, and there would be a significant costs. The current trains may not have the battery capacity for the extra distances involved. Problems include lack of emergency exits. From the site's FAQ: "Evacuation requirements mean that access to the Mail Rail train ride is restricted to those who are able to walk unaided on uneven terrain, in a confined space for up to 100m before climbing 70 steps to the surface." If the ride was extended to loop round the next station, Just so you know, I'm not advocating an extension. there would need to be an evacuation route through that station. Every station will have some kind of access to ground level. They did when they were active stations on Mail Rail. And even then, they were used by the workers on the railway, and probably emerged inside the mail sorting area above. That may be owned by someone else now, and the route to the tunnel sealed off. The potential walk through the tunnel would also be much longer, and uphill, to one or other station. They'd probably also feel obliged to set up additional AV shows on the two extra platforms traversed. The much longer ride would probably only be run at less busy times, at a significantly higher price, and aimed at enthusiasts, not families. The AV shows aren't aimed at enthusiasts, so probably just a longer ride would be sufficient. The museum people who run Mail Rail probably wouldn't see it that way. |
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Mail Rail (Post Office Railway) visit
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-septem ber.org, at 09:58:59 on Mon, 12 Mar 2018, Recliner remarked: Just so you know, I'm not advocating an extension. there would need to be an evacuation route through that station. Every station will have some kind of access to ground level. They did when they were active stations on Mail Rail. And even then, they were used by the workers on the railway, and probably emerged inside the mail sorting area above. That may be owned by someone else now, and the route to the tunnel sealed off. Or it may not. (Plus, it's commonplace for closed tunnels to maintain an inspection access, even when the building on the surface has been re-purposed). The potential walk through the tunnel would also be much longer, and uphill, to one or other station. They'd probably also feel obliged to set up additional AV shows on the two extra platforms traversed. The much longer ride would probably only be run at less busy times, at a significantly higher price, and aimed at enthusiasts, not families. The AV shows aren't aimed at enthusiasts, so probably just a longer ride would be sufficient. The museum people who run Mail Rail probably wouldn't see it that way. Just so you know, I'm not advocating an extension. -- Roland Perry |
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Mail Rail (Post Office Railway) visit
Roland Perry wrote:
In message -septem ber.org, at 09:58:59 on Mon, 12 Mar 2018, Recliner remarked: Just so you know, I'm not advocating an extension. there would need to be an evacuation route through that station. Every station will have some kind of access to ground level. They did when they were active stations on Mail Rail. And even then, they were used by the workers on the railway, and probably emerged inside the mail sorting area above. That may be owned by someone else now, and the route to the tunnel sealed off. Or it may not. (Plus, it's commonplace for closed tunnels to maintain an inspection access, even when the building on the surface has been re-purposed). I believe most of them are sealed off. The inspection access is via Mount Pleasant... Anna Noyd-Dryver |
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